If the adoption of a child from abroad is possible, the adoption applicants are asked by the foreign agency to declare that they are willing to adopt this child when he or she...
If you wish to adopt an adult, you and the person to be accepted can apply to the family court.
A so-called weak adoption of a child carried out abroad can be converted into a so-called strong adoption by decision of the family court.
If you want to give your child up for adoption and are not married to the mother, you can refrain from applying for parental authority after the birth of the child.
If you want to give your child up for adoption, the biological parents and the child must consent. In exceptional cases, the family court may replace a parent's consent to the...
As an adopted person, you can inspect the files on the mediation of your adoption yourself from your 16th birthday. Unless the interests of other affected persons – such as...
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If an adoption (including a stepchild adoption) has been consented to for or through a child, this consent may be revoked by the child if he or she is 14 years of age or older....
Acceptance as a child (adoption) is pronounced by the family court at the request of the adopter.
You are a caregiver and the biological parents want to take the child back with them? Then you can apply to the family court for the child to stay with you.
